Trade Period

[Class of 96]

Yet another thing the AFL do perfectly and the NRL does well, shall we say pisspoor (and I am being very complimentary using that term).

So the AFL season finishes, and then they follow up with a trade period of around 2 weeks in which any player deals for season 2019 must be concluded by 8pm today, no exceptions, backflips, might he, mightn’t he. Captures the imagination of the fans, extends the excitement of the season, and has transparency and consistency. Then they have a live telecast draft period (for the kids coming through) for 2 days which again keeps fans engaged. Soccer does this around the world. Set periods in which clubs can conclude trade deals, and that’s it. No more posturing, lies and bull****. Cleancut and final.

And here we have the NRL. Seriously, how fkn hard is it to get it right when every other bastard has done the hard yards in tweaking the model over decades. It’s a no-brainer, costs nothing and creates excitement. Just why is it so hard for the imbeciles that run our game to adopt this model?

 

[Harvies elbow]

Difference is though mate, they haven't been challenged.
The ARL one did and they've been gun shy ever since.
Anything is better than what we have now.

 

[redlineg]

Difference is though mate, they haven't been challenged.
The ARL one did and they've been gun shy ever since.
Anything is better than what we have now.

Wasn't that Terry Hill when he was with Wests?
From memory the draft was deemed as 'Restraint of Trade'
I reckon the NRL should just make a condition of your contract when registering with the NRL that at the end of the season when you are off contract, you go in a pool and the team coming last has first dibs, etc etc
If you don't like it, go play Union or AFL!
Gotta be better than the mid year ****efight what we have now

 

[mickqld]

Yet another thing the AFL do perfectly and the NRL does well, shall we say pisspoor (and I am being very complimentary using that term).

So the AFL season finishes, and then they follow up with a trade period of around 2 weeks in which any player deals for season 2019 must be concluded by 8pm today, no exceptions, backflips, might he, mightn’t he. Captures the imagination of the fans, extends the excitement of the season, and has transparency and consistency. Then they have a live telecast draft period (for the kids coming through) for 2 days which again keeps fans engaged. Soccer does this around the world. Set periods in which clubs can conclude trade deals, and that’s it. No more posturing, lies and bull****. Cleancut and final.

And here we have the NRL. Seriously, how fkn hard is it to get it right when every other bastard has done the hard yards in tweaking the model over decades. It’s a no-brainer, costs nothing and creates excitement. Just why is it so hard for the imbeciles that run our game to adopt this model?

Because that slimebag in charge couldn't run a kids party and is only intetested in boosting his own filthy disgusting profile. A more loathsome character you wouldn't meet.

 

[ManEagle]

Yet another thing the AFL do perfectly and the NRL does well, shall we say pisspoor (and I am being very complimentary using that term).

So the AFL season finishes, and then they follow up with a trade period of around 2 weeks in which any player deals for season 2019 must be concluded by 8pm today, no exceptions, backflips, might he, mightn’t he. Captures the imagination of the fans, extends the excitement of the season, and has transparency and consistency. Then they have a live telecast draft period (for the kids coming through) for 2 days which again keeps fans engaged. Soccer does this around the world. Set periods in which clubs can conclude trade deals, and that’s it. No more posturing, lies and bull****. Cleancut and final.

And here we have the NRL. Seriously, how fkn hard is it to get it right when every other bastard has done the hard yards in tweaking the model over decades. It’s a no-brainer, costs nothing and creates excitement. Just why is it so hard for the imbeciles that run our game to adopt this model?

The current situation is a joke and agree with you n the AFL trade / draft, bit this one I think is the individual clubs fault, too self serving to pass something for the good of the game because of the impact it has on them.
Was it the ARL or Nrl years ago that tried and was challenged by the clubs ? Either way self serving interest of clubs prevented it.

 

[redlineg]

The current situation is a joke and agree with you n the AFL trade / draft, bit this one I think is the individual clubs fault, too self serving to pass something for the good of the game because of the impact it has on them.
Was it the ARL or Nrl years ago that tried and was challenged by the clubs ? Either way self serving interest of clubs prevented it.

I think last time (I am old enough to recall!) Terry Hill challenged it through the courts as a 'restraint of Trade'
The problem was that the ARL just introduced the DRAFT one year and that was it, and were exposed because that condition was not in anyone's existing contract.
What the NRL should do is phase it in, so NEW Contracts being registered are subject to a draft, and existing ones are not.
That way, if a player signs a new contract with a draft condition, they have to suck it up, whilst existing contracted players will have the right to choose their next employer/
It would only be a handful of years before everyone then is on the new system

 

[ManEagle]

I think last time (I am old enough to recall!) Terry Hill challenged it through the courts as a 'restraint of Trade'
The problem was that the ARL just introduced the DRAFT one year and that was it, and were exposed because that condition was not in anyone's existing contract.
What the NRL should do is phase it in, so NEW Contracts being registered are subject to a draft, and existing ones are not.
That way, if a player signs a new contract with a draft condition, they have to suck it up, whilst existing contracted players will have the right to choose their next employer/
It would only be a handful of years before everyone then is on the new system

I like your thinking, Good thoughts, now try to get the NRL to think like that..... even if they did they would probably fk what is a very simple procedure somehow....
I would imagine the players and clubs would be again be going to court as well....

 

[Class of 96]

Ok guys, we are at cross purposes a little. A trade period is for contracted players that want to move on, or the club would like to move them on if they have targeted other players. This is the major problem as it stands in the nrl with players and agents trying to do deals throughout the year. Give them 2 weeks at the end of the season as AFL and other codes do, and that’s the end of it for a year.

The draft is another thing all together and is for uncontracted/delisted players.

 

[MadMarcus]

Im not so sure I’d like all the good players to announce they’re going to the Roosters in a 2 week period. I’d prefer it be strung out across the whole season like it is now.

 

[Harvies elbow]

Wasn't that Terry Hill when he was with Wests?
From memory the draft was deemed as 'Restraint of Trade'
I reckon the NRL should just make a condition of your contract when registering with the NRL that at the end of the season when you are off contract, you go in a pool and the team coming last has first dibs, etc etc
If you don't like it, go play Union or AFL!
Gotta be better than the mid year ****efight what we have now

Yeah mate.
And Steve Martin challenged Imosi Kiloso some NZ rugby bloke who Graham Lowe wanted at Manly.
This is rugby league.
Nothing sensible works...

 

[Rynostradamus]

This proposal only works in afl because teams stay under the cap. It would be considered restriction of trade for the coqs and donks if their sombrero and akubra cap advantages were revoked and they couldnt sign whoever they want whenever they wanted.

 

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Guys like young Tonumaipea & Malakai Watene-Zelezniak would be handy backline utilities to replace Matt, Tom and Jono Wright. Who off contract/recent release would you like to see us approach?